Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 243 Laughing at the Mortal World: "I am not a maggot, I am the number one genius of the Sun and Moon Sect!"

"Everyone, take a seat."

Wang Yan arranged for Xia Die and the others to sit on the other side of the conference table.

Bai E pulled out a chair, plopped down on it, and looked at Wang Yan excitedly, saying:
"Teacher Wang Yan!"

"Has the support sent by the academy arrived?"

As soon as Bai E spoke, everyone blinked and looked at Wang Yan.

Wang Yan was immediately drenched in sweat. He scratched his head and spoke in a low voice, clearly a little embarrassed.

"Um, I'm sorry, kids."

"The academy just sent a notice that you are now the official team members for this year's cohort."

"Similarly, you were originally supposed to inherit the title of Shrek Seven Devils in five years, but now it's been given to you ahead of time."

Feng Jin's eyes widened, her pink-to-blue twin ponytails swayed slightly, and her voice rose slightly with shock.

"Wait a moment!"

"So you mean we have no support?!"

"Teacher Wang Yan, the average level of the seven of us is only level 30!"

"Are we really capable of being starters?"

"Ah, first I must correct one of your mistakes; it's not that there's no support."

"Secondly, Dr. Feng Jin, when you fall into self-deprecation, you're not far from failure. You need to be more confident!"

An unfamiliar male voice entered the entire conference room, and everyone, including Wang Yan, looked towards the conference room door.

"Squeak~"

As the wooden door was pushed open, a man with light green hair tied in a low ponytail and eyes that showed a red-blue gradient walked in.

Behind him, Old Song led the new reserve team into the conference room hall.

The man nodded to Wang Yan, then looked at the crowd and said:
“My name is Naksha, and my real name is Anakhzagoras. I don’t like students calling me Naksha. Just call me by my real name from now on.”

Xia paused for a moment, looking around at the students who had all stood up in front of her.

Looking at Bai E with her sunny smile, Xia Die with her indifferent expression, and Feng Jin full of energy, a hint of reminiscence and longing flickered in her normally rational eyes, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

“From today onwards, I will also be your mentor, responsible for providing advice on your safety and strategic deployment.”

"The people behind me are your support team. You should know them, so there's no need for unnecessary self-introductions."

When Wang Dong saw the reserve team behind Xia, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.

"Sister Nannan! And Xiaoxiao too!"

"You're here too!"

Jiang Nannan smiled at Wang Dong, while Xiao Xiao, hands on her hips, looked at Wang Dong and said:

"Hmph, what? You're not welcoming me?"

"I still remember the time you backstabbed me during the free-for-all."

"I saw there were a lot of good food in Xingluo City when I came here, you have to make it up to me!"

Wang Dong nodded quickly and said:

"Don't worry! Leave it to me!"

"I guarantee you'll eat your fill!"

Old Song gestured for the reserve team members to sit back down in their seats.

This reserve team consists of familiar faces from Shrek College's foreign language department.

Led by three Soul Masters—Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan—the new reserve team consists of seven people: Ning Tian, ​​Dai Huabin, Xiao Xiao, and Ling Luochen from the original regular team.

Dai Huabin's choice sparked controversy within the Sea God Pavilion, with many elders disagreeing that he should be included in the reserve team and that Wu Feng should take his place.

However, considering that Dai Huabin's brother, Dai Yueheng, had just passed away, many elders reluctantly agreed to let Dai Huabin become a member of the reserve team as compensation.

Although Dai Huabin became a reserve team member, he was still not qualified to enter the inner academy, let alone bear the name of the Shrek Seven Devils.

This year's reserve team is quite unique. They will most likely not participate in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, but will only serve as support for Bai E and his team this year.

After everyone was seated, Dai Huabin didn't dare to look at Maidemos at all; his domineering aura as the White Tiger had been completely shattered.

The scene of Netherworld White Tiger being pinned to the ground like a dead dog by Madmos during the last chaotic battle was deeply etched into Dai Huabin's mind.

Before Medemos, he could sense that he and Zhu Lu could no longer transform into the Netherworld White Tiger; both of their martial spirits were filled with fear.

Old Song, Na Kexia, and Wang Yan stood beside the conference table and said softly:

"I know you are all feeling very anxious."

"The academy understands your concerns. This time, the Sea God has given the order that you may fight freely without any worries."

"Even if you lose, it's okay, no one will blame you."

"This was originally a problem within our academy. Let's just treat this Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament as a training opportunity."

Wang Yan also stepped forward, smiling, and said:

"Yes."

"Everyone, please don't feel guilty. Just fight as you normally would."

"In my opinion, our team is still very strong."

Xia was looking Bai E up and down, which left Bai E somewhat puzzled.

"Little chimera over there, remember to change into normal clothes next time."

"If you don't have any clothes, I can give you a set of Earth Beast-themed clothes."

"As for what the Earth Beast is, if you are interested, you can come to my room and I will explain it to you slowly."

"In my opinion, with two combat powers comparable to Soul Emperors, four super martial souls, and a successor of the Clear Sky Sect, you can rank among the top five in all teams."

"In short, I think we can win."

"Next, let's arrange the tactics."

"The official competition is the day after tomorrow."

.........

"These are the Shrek Academy team members for this year's competition. There were eight people at the beginning, and then six more were added later."

"Judging from their ages, only one of these people is under twenty, and the rest are probably under fifteen!"

"Ma Rulong!"

"This is Shrek Academy's contempt for us!"

"They simply don't take us seriously at all."

"If you lose this, you'd better get out of Mingde Hall!"

Old Ma pounded on the table angrily, the dull thud echoing throughout the room.

"Yes!"

A tall, robust male student who looked quite like Master Ma stood up and spoke in a loud and earnest voice.

"No, Mr. Ma, if you see it that way, then Brother Rulong is probably going to suffer a setback next."

Xiao Hongchen looked at Old Ma at the head of the table with an arrogant smile.

Since returning to the Sun Moon Empire, he has fought dozens of matches in the Academy's Soul Arena and won every single one!

Xiao Hongchen finally remembered that he wasn't a maggot; he was the number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire!

Having been relentlessly beaten by Medemos in Xilu City every day, he had long forgotten what it felt like to be a genius. Old Ma looked at Xiao Hongchen with a kind smile; this was the grandson of his superior, and he couldn't afford to show him any displeasure.

"How to say?"

Xiao Hongchen looked at Ma Rulong and said:

"It's highly likely that something happened to Shrek Academy's original regular team members."

"As far as I know, those starting players who participated were originally reserve players."

"His sudden promotion speaks for itself."

"However, this is no reason to underestimate them."

"As you all probably know, Meng and I stayed in Xilu City for a while."

Both Master Ma and Ma Rulong nodded; this was not a secret at all in Mingde Hall.

Ma Lao and other senior members of Mingdetang were well aware of their close relationship with Renhe; they were practically inseparable.

However, no one chose to reveal this to the emperor. What a joke! They still wanted to make money with passion!

The new soul-guided equipment, such as the soul-guided machine tool, still needs to be imported from the Passionate One. The Mingde Hall researchers also praised the new experimental equipment produced by Passionate One.

Many researchers even choose to use carving tools produced in Xilu City.

After all, the foreign gadgets in Xilu City are really beautiful!
Of course, even if someone reports it, Otto will secretly deal with it.

Xiao Hongchen didn't keep them in suspense any longer and said directly:

"The Shrek Academy team member named Medmos."

"I played 91 games against him!"

"I've never won a single time."

Meng Hongchen added insult to injury from the side:
"Yes."

"I was beaten so badly every time that I couldn't get out of bed."

“He feels uncomfortable if he doesn’t get beaten every day.”

"To avoid being beaten so badly that I scream next time."

"He deliberately chose the metal liquefaction effect for his fifth soul skill."

Xiao Hongchen's face darkened, and he retorted to Meng Hongchen:

"That's called getting stronger with each battle!"

"Also, soul skills are classified! How can you just reveal them like that!"

Meng Hongchen made a face at him and then ignored him.

Ma Rulong was well aware of Xiao Hongchen's strength; even in the regular team, few could guarantee a 100% win rate.

"So strong?"

"Shrek truly lives up to its reputation!"

"Looks like we're facing another formidable opponent!"

Ma Rulong and the other selected team members behind him showed fighting spirit. They didn't want to bully a crippled Shrek team. Even if they won, it would only bring glory to the empire, but it wouldn't enhance their sense of self-satisfaction.

Seeing the expressions on these people's faces, Old Ma shook his head and said nothing more.

His thoughts began to wander. Recently, under the instigation of the treacherous minister Otto, the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire began to be hostile to Mingde Hall. If it weren't for the presence of the old gentleman Kong Deming, they would have dismantled Mingde Hall long ago.

When Old Ma saw the messages from Xuan Ziwen and others in Xilu City, and saw that they were all receiving excellent treatment, his thoughts began to wander.

Even if it's just for Ma Rulong's sake, he still needs to find a way to leave himself a way out.

.........

"Jiujiu, are you ready?"

"We're going out of the city to welcome our friends from the Starry Sky Forest."

Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo changed into casual clothes, looked in the mirror, and spoke to Xu Jiujiu, who was wearing a beautiful dress.

Xu Jiujiu nodded, a sweet smile appearing on her face, and said:
"Ready."

"We can leave anytime."

Xu Jiawei turned around and looked at the old woman standing to the side. Her face was full of wrinkles and her hair was white, but her vitality was extremely strong.

"Your Excellency, the Immortal Physician, we entrust you with our journey."

"The two Your Excellencies, Shattered Star and Heavenly Fiend, are not suitable for this event."

"You are the most suitable one."

The Immortal Healer, Wang Xian'er, waved her hand and said:

"It's alright, after all, it concerns the future of the Star Luo Empire."

"And I also want to see the legendary Beast God."

The welcome was not elaborate, as Di Tian and the others were of special status and it was best to keep things simple.

"By the way, brother. Have you seen the Shrek Academy teams participating this year?"

"They actually let those reserve players play."

Dai Hao had already informed Xu Jiawei about what had happened in the Mingdou Mountains through the magic network.

He already knew that this generation of Shrek Seven Devils was almost wiped out by an evil soul master, and even Dai Hao's most favored eldest son was sacrificed.

"There's probably nothing we can do about it. Who would have thought this would happen just days before the competition started?"

"What a pity about Duke White Tiger's eldest son! He was indeed a fine young man."

"Hopefully Shrek Academy won't suffer a crushing defeat this year."

Xu Jiawei shook his head regretfully.

The healer Douluo Wang Xian'er, who was standing to the side, said:
"Shrek Academy probably doesn't care about the outcome of this match either."

"Even if we lose, no one can shake Shrek Academy's position."

"You should know that both the Dragon Emperor Douluo and the Dragon God Douluo are still alive."

"Two Limit Douluos are enough to suppress the continent."

Upon hearing these two names, Xu Jiawei trembled. When Shrek Academy had just undergone reforms, Dragon God Douluo and Dragon Emperor Douluo personally visited the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

At that time, all the members of the Hall of Offerings came out, and they were all terrified by the pressure of the two. None of the titled Douluo could even lift their heads.

At that moment, these older generations finally remembered the fear of being dominated by the dual holy dragons of light and darkness.

The strongest members of the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Worship were almost all beaten up by Mu En or Long Xiaoyao when they were young.

Although Xu Jiawei was a Title Douluo, this was the first time he had witnessed the power of a Limit Douluo. It was like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon!
He had no doubt that if Mu En and Long Xiaoyao had harbored murderous intent at that time, no one in the entire Xingluo royal family, including the Hall of Worship, would have survived!

The strength gap is too big!
He even heard Wang Xian'er say that a long time ago, Mu En and Long Xiaoyao had demonstrated a martial soul fusion skill once, but that was the only time, and there had been no news of the two since.

Xu Jiawei sighed and said:

"Yes!"

"Both the Holy Dragons of Light and Darkness are still alive!"

"Those are two Limit Douluos!"

"That's precisely why we must find new allies."

"We're not only close to the Sun Moon Empire, but also not far from Shrek Academy!"

"Let's go see that Beast God Di Tian, ​​the strongest person on the continent."

(End of this chapter)